Eye Shadow Highlighter

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Eye Shadow Highlighter.

If you're looking for a way to add some sparkle to your day, an eye shadow highlighter is the way to go. These products are designed to catch and reflect light, so they're great for adding a bit of shine to your eyes or any other area of your face that needs a little pick-me-up. The highlighter is one of the most versatile tools in a makeup artist's arsenal. It can be used to bring light to dark areas, add definition to lips and cheeks, or even create a halo effect around the face. It's also a great way to add a bit of shimmer and sparkle to any look. Here are a few suggested products for eye shadow highlighter.

GXVE BY GWEN STEFANIPaint It Up Clean 24-Hr Cream Eyeshadow

Size: .30 oz / 9 mL·ITEM: 2640944

Color: Ska Vibes - matte chocolate brown

210 Reviews

$27.00

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Just all around my favorite eye shadow I've tried so far and I plan to get another color soon!...It’s an incredible shadow base and a primary shadow. It does NOT budge. ...The BEST cream shadow

What it is: A buildable, cream-to-powder eyeshadow with built-in eye primer technology for crease-proof, smudgeproof, fade-resistant color and 24-hour wear.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Spherical Blurring Pigments: Create a smooth, even finish that won't emphasize texture or fine lines.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This primer-infused eyeshadow has an airy, whipped texture that dries to a budge-proof, soft-focus powder finish. With ample playtime, the multiuse formula can be used as a quick wash of color, layered and blended together, as an eyeliner, or as an eyeshadow base—no caking or patchiness.

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MILK MAKEUPColor Chalk Multi-Use Powder Pigment

Size: 0.09 oz / 2.5 g·ITEM: 2428068

Color: Hula Hoop - lilac taupe

95 Reviews

$25.00

So much better than all those expensive highlighters. It’s so beautiful on the skin. Only thing I don’t love is how it breaks apart after a few uses....love this as a highlighter!...I mostly use it as a highlighter. it stays on all day. it is a little small for the price, but I still really like it.

What it is: A clean, extruded-powder pigment that glides on smoothly for buildable payoff on eyes, cheeks, and lips. It comes in a peel-off wrapper and a portable, reusable tube.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Build bolder color with silky, shimmering shades. Designed to be used wet or dry, this formula has a subtle scent made with a blend of essential oils. It comes in a peel-off wrapper and a protective, portable, reusable flip-top tube, so there’s no unnecessary packaging, pan, or palette waste. Since these pigments are handmade, no two are alike.

Danessa Myricks BeautyTwin Flames Liquid Eyeshadow

Size: 0.85 oz / 25 g·ITEM: 2568897

Color: Sweetheart - an olive green with a walnut shift

222 Reviews

$35.50

I have oily skin but this actually lasts on my eyes without primer. I also love that you can achieve different looks if you add a base eye shadow colour. it also comes off easily with oil cleanser....I love to use it as a highlighter (mostly mixing with dew wet balm) cause it doesn’t left you with this ugly grey lines that most of green highlighters do, this pretty duochrome works perfect on my skin tone, very shifty as you can see on pics.

What it is: A high-impact liquid shadow that displays an ethereal shift between two shades that complement each other.

Ingredient Callouts:
Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: When applied, its high pigment immediately resonates through a dazzling multidimensional chrome look. This liquid shadow acts as a stand-alone eyeshadow, lip, or cheek pigment. It delivers crease-proof, up to all-day wear and is optimized for a masterful, dual-color explosion.

Anastasia Beverly HillsHighlighting Duo Eyebrow Pencil

Size: 0.18 oz/ 5 g·ITEM: 1118819

Color: Matte Camille / Sand Shimmer - pink based flesh tone/ iridescent beige

512 Reviews

$31.00

Nice basic highlighter...The shimmer option is great on the brow bones for everyday wear, instead of using eye shadow....I don't use eye shadow so this is perfect for me to use the matte side for the corner and lid of my eyes and highlighter for my brows.

What it is:
A double-ended matte and shimmer brow highlighter.

What it does:
This silky Anastasia Highlighting Duo Pencil features a matte highlighter on one end and a shimmer highlighter on the other. Use the matte side during the day to create a soft highlight, and for evening looks, use the shimmer side to give eyes that soft, satiny glow. It’s formulated with vitamin E and features light-diffusing pigments that even skin tone.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStar Lit Diamond Powder

Size: 2.7 g /0.095 oz·ITEM: 2150654

Color: 102 - white gold

63 Reviews

$35.00

100% star lit diamond powder my friend recommended me this product. a little bit goes a long way. the glitter is so fine it spreads on really smooth. it makes the best eye shadow....I want GLITTER not white eye shadow that sparkles. The Sephora brand shadows do that perfectly fine for way cheaper

What it is:
An ultrafine, sparkling powder for radiant brilliance on the face and body.

What it does:
This multipurpose powder can be used for both the face and body. The buildable, blendable, light-reflective formula delivers 100-pure pure mother-of-pearl shimmer.

Danessa Myricks BeautyColorfix - Multi-Use Eye, Cheek & Lip Waterproof Liquid Pigment

Size: 0.34 oz/ 10 mL·ITEM: 2439677

Color: Rustic - burnt umber matte

288 Reviews

$27.00

You can also use them as beautiful, wet-looking highlighter or an eye gloss. I highly recommend these!...I love that you can use it as an eye liner as an eyeshadow or even as a face highlighter and maybe even as a lip product depending how creative you are!

What it is: An award-winning, multi-use, long-wearing, waterproof, and buildable all-over high pigment color.

Benefits: Long-wearing, Waterproof

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Experience a range of layer-able finishes (nude, matte, metallic, liquid metal, foil, sparkler, glaze) in budge-proof shades. Colorfix features squeezable packaging with a precision tip to mix, match, layer, a

HourglassScattered Light Glitter Eye Shadow

Size: 0.12 oz/ 3.5 g·ITEM: 2087708

Color: Foil - gold

483 Reviews

$41.00

Lots of shimmer and color makes these shadows some of my favorites to use in order to add a pop of glam to any eye look. ...Amazing shadows...Amazing shadow! A little on the expensive side but this eyeshadow completes any eye look and brings it to the next level.

What it is:
A weightless, micro-glitter eyeshadow infused with light-reflecting pearls to create high-impact, sparkling eyes.

What it does:
This eyeshadow is infused with refined micro-glitter for a sophisticated, sparkling finish, and features multifaceted pearls that capture and reflect light for brilliant, multidimensional eye looks. It comes in a range of light-catching shades that are buildable from a sheer, crystal-like shimmer to an opaque, prismatic glitter finish. Its weightless formula glides across lids and dries down for smooth, comfortable wear.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
“This is a new, sophisticated take on traditional g

MAC CosmeticsEye Shadow

Size: 0.04 oz/ 1.3 g·ITEM: 2342731

Color: Natural Wilderness - dirty mustard brown

52 Reviews

$34.00

Makes Blue Eyes POP...Last several hours, will last all day if I use an eye shadow primer....The Best Shadow Formula to Date...However, I do have an XL pro palette that I have lovingly dumped money into with no regrets. This eye shadow is the bomb.com. It applies and blends like butter, and the color pay off is AMAZING.

What it is: A highly pigmented pressed powder eye shadow that's easily blendable in a wide variety of textures and finishes.

What Else You Need to Know: Highly pigmented powder. Applies evenly, blends well. Can be used wet or dry. Available in a wide variety of textures and finishes.

Added benefits:
- Dermatologist tested
- Ophthalmologist tested
- Non-acnegenic
- Safe for contact-lens wearers
- Can be used wet or dry

Too FacedDisco Crush High Shine Glitter Eye + Face Sparkle

Size: 0.05 oz / 1.42 g·ITEM: 2794519

Color: Show Off - iridescent lavender with holographic sparkle

52 Reviews

$41.00

A must have glittery eye shadow...Very sparkling, beautiful color and dual chrome eye shadow, is similar to the Patric Ta dual eye shadow. ...Expressive in the eyes...I’m planning on using it on my eyes mainly, maybe as a highlighter too.

What it is: A creamy, dimensional eyeshadow and face glitter with unique reflective qualities and intense sparkle for a hyper-pigmented wet-look shine.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight and comfortable formula offers one-swipe smooth and creamy application. The multi-dimensional light shifting formula gives a high-intensity sparkle and a hyper-pigmented wet-look shine. It’s also multi-use for face and eyes.

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Body Highlighter
“Face Bond Luminizer Waterproof Highlighter Drops Urban Decay for face + body Multifunctional and waterproof liquid highlighter and bronzer for the face, eyes and body that gives the skin a shimmering glow with a soft focus and evenly applied”
Easy Eye Shadow
“Love the colors of this palette! I don’t do eye makeup much, but the colors are simple and easy to layer”
Solid Highlighter
“The packaging was very elegant! It's a nice heavy, solid compact with a good sizes mirror. The color is gorgeous, however I was disappointed and I felt like I had to use alot to achieve the right amount of highlight compared to my favorite highlighter”
Blush With Highlighter
“I feel this could probably be duped with less expensive blush colors from many lines, and the subtlety of the highlight may frustrate many who like to wear a highlighter”
Light Natural Eyeshadow
“It’s perfect at creating both natural day looks AND glammed up smoky eyes. The matte eyeshadows are buttery soft, have good pigmentation, and blend like a dream”
Dewy Look Highlighter
“I’m super picky with highlighters and I love this one! Usually highlighters are too “glittery” for me and this one has the perfect amount of sheen”
Ivory Highlighter
“Absolutely beautiful highlighter in ivory! Highly pigmented so the tiniest bit goes a long way. ”
Quick Eyeshadow
“Love how creamy the eyeshadow stick is. The color pay off is great and the eyeshadow is super blendable”
White Highlighter Makeup
“One of my favorite highlighters I have ever used! It is a daily must have and never go out without it”
Neutral Eye Shadow
“I always use an eye primer underneath and they’ve stayed really well”

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